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We visit with author Alice Hoffman to talk about her latest work, "The Museum of Extraordinary Things." During our visit we learn about Hoffman's grandfather, a Yiddish writer whose work she found on the Yiddish Book Center's Steven Spielberg Digital Yiddish Library. Episode 080 April, 2014 Yiddish Book Center Amherst, Massachusetts Topics: Alice Hoffman, The Museum of Extraordinary Things, Tune in!, Yiddish Book Center podcast

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We visit with Emma Morgenstern, director of the Jewish Book Council Network, to learn about a few recently published recommended reads. Episode 52 January 8, 2013 Yiddish Book Center Amherst, Massachusetts Topics: Jewish Book Council, Tune in!, Yiddish Book Center podcast, Jewish books, Jewish authors, Sarah...

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Barry Goldstein's Yiddish translation of J.R.R. Tolkien's The Hobbit has just been released. Aaron Lansky visits with Goldstein to learn how and why he took on the translation. You can purchase the book here: http://cart.booksite.com/4382/shop/der-hobit-the-hobbit/ Episode 51 December 18, 2012 Yiddish Book Center Amherst, Massachusetts Topics: Hobbit, Hobit, Yiddish Hobbit, Barry Goldstein, Yiddish translation, The Hobbit in Yiddish, Der...

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We visit with translator Faith Jones to learn about the recently published "The Acrobat: the Selected Poems of Celia Dropkin." Jones, who collaborated on the translation of Dropkin's (1887-1956) experimental poetry, shares a bit about the poet and reads a few verses. Episode 081 May, 2014 Yiddish Book Center Amherst, Massachusetts Topics: Tune in!, Faith Jones, Celia Dropkin, Yiddish poetry, Â The Acrobat: the Selected Poems of Celia...